Vocabulary
Benefits of Physical Activity
Improving Your Fitness
Planning a Personal Activity Program
Fitness Safety and Avoiding Injuries
100
Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy.
What is physical activity?
100
Unhealthful weight gain and obesity or psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression can come as a result of this.
What is a sedentary lifestyle?
100
The "excellent" range for heartbeats per minute in male teens.
What is 85-95 bpm?
100
These activities raise your heart rate.
What are aerobic activities?
100
Damage to the skin and tissues caused by extreme cold.
What is frostbite?
200
Involving little physical activity.
What is sedentary?
200
The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands.
What is physical fitness?
200
This element of fitness is tested by the partial curl-up test.
What is muscular strength?
200
Examples of this kind of activity include walking, climbing stairs, household chores, and yard work.
What are moderate-intensity physical activities?
200
Dangerously low body temperature.
What is hypothermia?
300
Choosing the right types of activities to improve a given element of fitness.
What is specificity?
300
Purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, and that improves or maintains physical fitness.
What is exercise?
300
Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition
What are the five elements of fitness?
300
Exercising at a level that's beyond your regular daily activities.
What is overload?
300
A form of physical stress on the body caused by overheating.
What is heat exhaustion?
400
All rhythmic activities that use large muscle groups for an extended period of time.
What is aerobic activity?
400
The amount of time you should try to be active per day.
What is 60 minutes?
400
This test is used to measure your flexibility.
What is the sit-and-reach test?
400
Gradually increasing the demands on your body.
What is progression?
400
A health risk that can be caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays which can be prevented by wide brimmed hats or sunglasses.
What is eye damage?
500
A dangerous condition in which the body loses its ability to cool itself through perspiration.
What is heat stroke?
500
These chemicals result in a feeling of well-being, relaxation, and the relief of physical pain
What are endorphins?
500
Intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen.
What are anaerobic exercises?
500
The number of times your heart beats per minute when you are not active.
What is the resting heart rate?
500
Overstretching and tearing a muscle.
What are muscle strains?
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